The widespread problem of powerbook G4s, the lower RAM slot failing. Frankly the powerbook G4 was a real lemon. My 2nd ibooks harddrive failed within a week, then my new powerbook G4 had it's combo drive fail in a week, then it's battery needed replacement (to avoid explosion apparently) and now the logic board has a problem with the lower RAM slot. I've had to replace a faulty logic board in an ibook before, not sure if it's worth the effort to get this one fixed. It's out of the warranty period. Apple certainly design pretty, but not to last.
The iphone battery... Why not have a battery like an macbook pro, that will pop out with a twist of a button? Apple could charge £80 for spares and apple consumers would be delighted with an exorbitant, yet finally replaceable battery. Did it have to be that thin? What's the big deal with having easy to replace ipod batteries? You could easily charge more than it costs to renew an old ipod, you could sell them as backup power sources, not just to replace a failing battery. You could charge a fortune for a proprietary battery recharger. Apple designs for style over function on many occasion, less acknowledged is that it also designs style over revenues. Microsoft just wants to dominate, Apple want's to look cool all the time. Well, I say cool all the time, but Jeff Goldblum voice overs and Hodgeman/Long adverts are far from cool. That is all.
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